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host: our last call for mike baker. go ahead. caller: i was just saying, the insurgents -- intelligence service was not developed or designed to make things come out peacefully in any region. intelligence services are always very destructive. i can see that because [unintelligible] host: we will leave it there because we are running out of time. mike baker you get the last word. guest: i would obviously disagree. being what it is, there are few things that the motive, talking about cia intelligence operations -- the intelligence service for the u.s., the intel community, works very hard to provide the administration, whatever administration is, with the best information possible and available at that moment. whoever has the best information likely is going to make the best decisions in the best interest of the u.s., which is not to engage in war overseas. there is a tendency to think that is what we're doing, that we are warmongers. the real world is, unfortunately, more difficult. i would argue that the agency, you know, is a to
host: our last call for mike baker. go ahead. caller: i was just saying, the insurgents -- intelligence service was not developed or designed to make things come out peacefully in any region. intelligence services are always very destructive. i can see that because [unintelligible] host: we will leave it there because we are running out of time. mike baker you get the last word. guest: i would obviously disagree. being what it is, there are few things that the motive, talking about cia...
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host: our last call for mike baker. go ahead. caller: i was just saying, the insurgents -- intelligence service was not developed or designed to make things come out peacefully in any region. intelligence services are always very destructive. i can see that because [unintelligible] host: we will leave it there because we are running out o time. ke baker, you get the lt word. guest: i would obviously disagree. being what it is, there are few things that the motive, talking about cia, intelligence operations -- the intelligence service for the u.s., the intel community, works very hard to provide the administration, whatever administration is, with the best information possie and available at that ment. whoever has the best information likely is going to make the best decisions in the best interest of the u.s., which is not to engage in war overseas. there is a tendency to think that is what we're doing, that we are warmongers. the real world is, unfortunately, more difficult. i would argue that the agency, you know, is a tool used
host: our last call for mike baker. go ahead. caller: i was just saying, the insurgents -- intelligence service was not developed or designed to make things come out peacefully in any region. intelligence services are always very destructive. i can see that because [unintelligible] host: we will leave it there because we are running out o time. ke baker, you get the lt word. guest: i would obviously disagree. being what it is, there are few things that the motive, talking about cia,...
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host: our last call for mike baker. go ahead. caller: i was just saying, the insurgents -- intelligence service was not developed or designed to make things come out peacefully in any region. intelligence services are always very destrucve. i can see that because [unintelligible] host: we will leavet there because we are running out of time. mike baker you get the last word. gue: i would obviously disagree. being what it is, there are few things that the motive, talking about cia intelligence operations -- the intelligence service for the u.s., the intel community, works very hard to provide the administration, whatever administration is, with the best information possible and available at that moment. whoever has the best information likely is going to make the best decisions in the best interest of the u.s., which is not to engage in war overseas. there is a tendency to think that is what we're doing, that are warmongers. the real world is, unfortunately, more difficult. i would argue that thegency, you know, is a tool used by
host: our last call for mike baker. go ahead. caller: i was just saying, the insurgents -- intelligence service was not developed or designed to make things come out peacefully in any region. intelligence services are always very destrucve. i can see that because [unintelligible] host: we will leavet there because we are running out of time. mike baker you get the last word. gue: i would obviously disagree. being what it is, there are few things that the motive, talking about cia intelligence...
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joining us -- mike baker will give us his perspective on the u.s. involvement in libya and what it means with regards to the cia. also flood insurance. some of the issues and topics on "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m.. thank you for being with us on sunday morning. enjoy the rest of your weekend and i hope you have a great week ahead. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> next "newsmakers "with cecile richards from planned parenthood. then senate majority leader trent lott discuss senate reform. after that, new york congressman anthony wiener talks about the health care law. >> this week we are joined by cecile richards, the president of the plan pater -- km federation here to talk about what could be a debate next week when congress returns. this debate between republicans and democrats over whether or not there should be federal funding for planned parenthood. walk us through from your perspective what this is about for you guys. >> it began during the budget debat
joining us -- mike baker will give us his perspective on the u.s. involvement in libya and what it means with regards to the cia. also flood insurance. some of the issues and topics on "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m.. thank you for being with us on sunday morning. enjoy the rest of your weekend and i hope you have a great week ahead. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> next "newsmakers...
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involvement in libya and terrorism fears with mike baker a former cia covert operations officer. and they look at congressional funding for the national flood insurance program with ben mckay. that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. monday, president obama is going to deliver a speech on libya from the national defense university in washington d.c. he will give an update on the situation there including actions the u.s. has taken with allies and partners, and the transition to a nato command and control. that is the president's speech on libya monday night at seventh 30 p.m. eastern live here on c- span and c-span radio. -- 7:30 p.m. eastern like you're on c-span and c-span radio. >> senators are home working in their districts. that gives you a chance to catch up on debates in the first few months of the 110th congress. they're all on line at c-span goes a congressional chronicle which time lines and transcripts of a recession. sort by
involvement in libya and terrorism fears with mike baker a former cia covert operations officer. and they look at congressional funding for the national flood insurance program with ben mckay. that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. monday, president obama is going to deliver a speech on libya from the national defense university in washington d.c. he will give an update on the situation there including actions the u.s. has taken with allies and partners, and the transition to a nato...
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host: w are speaking with mike baker, a former cia operative. thank you to al jazeera for helping us out with some of that video. caller: mike, i have alws been fascinated by the cia. earlier, you said that sometimes you have to deal with terrorists like gaddafi which the bush administration did in 2004. the only reason bush focused on removing wmd's from libya with gaddafi's approval was to distract us from the absence of wmd's in iraq. gaddafi held all the cards because he knew the bush administration was using him to pacify the americans who were very angry about laws regarding wmd' in iraq. host: mike baker, your thoughts? guest: again -- that's not any motive - an emotive subject, is it? if we look at gaddafi and how that played out, i think we had to take up that opportunity. hille still holds a store of weaponry. there are several tons of mustard gas that need to be declared -- need to be destroyed. they destroyed several tons of it in concert with the un in 2004. you have to work withaddafi. does it smell? ye but 's better than the alter
host: w are speaking with mike baker, a former cia operative. thank you to al jazeera for helping us out with some of that video. caller: mike, i have alws been fascinated by the cia. earlier, you said that sometimes you have to deal with terrorists like gaddafi which the bush administration did in 2004. the only reason bush focused on removing wmd's from libya with gaddafi's approval was to distract us from the absence of wmd's in iraq. gaddafi held all the cards because he knew the bush...
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also mike baker. and a look at the national flood insurance program with ben mckay. that's live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> monday, president obama is going to deliver a speech on libya from the national defense university in washington, d.c. he'll give an update on the situation there, including the acks the u.s. has taken with allies and partners and the transition to nato command and control. that's the president's speech on libya monday night at 7:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span, and on dr.-span radio. -- and on c-span radio. >> you are watching c-span. every morning it is "washington journal" our live call-in program. weekdays watch live coverage of the u.s. house and week nights congressional hearings and policy forum. also compreem supreme court oral argument. on the weekend, you can see our signature program. on saturdays "the communicators" and on sunday questions from the prish house of commons. you can watch our programming at any time on c-span.org. c-span, washington your way. a public service created by america's cable companies. >> our serie
also mike baker. and a look at the national flood insurance program with ben mckay. that's live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> monday, president obama is going to deliver a speech on libya from the national defense university in washington, d.c. he'll give an update on the situation there, including the acks the u.s. has taken with allies and partners and the transition to nato command and control. that's the president's speech on libya monday night at 7:30 p.m. eastern here on...
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host: mike baker joins us to talk about libya and state sponsored terrorism. welcome to the program. guest: thanks very much. host: in light of the no-fly zone in libya, how much concern that gaddafi may try to exact some sort of revenge, especially on the u.s.? guest: given his history and his past involvement in terrorism, such as the lockerbie bombing, it is a scenario that you have to be made aware of. it is of concern, particularly to the intel community in terms of monitoring what his services may be doing. there is probably a calculus going on with gaddafi. he is a very calculating survivor. he has been in place for some 42 years. you have to look at this and say, he is making the analysis that if he were to engage in some terrorist act as a result of what is happening now, it would pretty much spell the end for him. i think he is looking at the likelihood of still being in power, with control over the western side of the country. it is a scenario that you have to be concerned about. host: how much do know about what he is thinking about what is happeni
host: mike baker joins us to talk about libya and state sponsored terrorism. welcome to the program. guest: thanks very much. host: in light of the no-fly zone in libya, how much concern that gaddafi may try to exact some sort of revenge, especially on the u.s.? guest: given his history and his past involvement in terrorism, such as the lockerbie bombing, it is a scenario that you have to be made aware of. it is of concern, particularly to the intel community in terms of monitoring what his...
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he recommended some books and i read about lyndon johnson and mike mansfield and howard baker. and a different leadership styles. people ask which one i chose? they are shocked when i said i actually chose mike mansfield. i did not like the aggressive in your face tactics of lyndon johnson and it looked to me like mike mansfield got more with sugar and by laissez faire than lyndon johnson did by beating them over the head like he did with hubert humphrey. it is great to be here with richard again and john testified. i felt like we had not done enough on the continuity of government issue. john was able to give expert testimony and janet i look forward to having the media wrapup. she covered me good, bad and of what was on the mountaintop and when i crawled back up the second time. i am delighted to be here. his senate reform and oxymoron? oxy-moron. or is it oxymoron like? ic? the senate is what it is and it is good. what i make changes? yes. >> and did i make changes, yes. how was on the floor of the senate and experiencing a real time lashing from senator byrd was accusing me
he recommended some books and i read about lyndon johnson and mike mansfield and howard baker. and a different leadership styles. people ask which one i chose? they are shocked when i said i actually chose mike mansfield. i did not like the aggressive in your face tactics of lyndon johnson and it looked to me like mike mansfield got more with sugar and by laissez faire than lyndon johnson did by beating them over the head like he did with hubert humphrey. it is great to be here with richard...
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eds russian, the top advisers that ran things work and dever, mike and jim baker and there is a great scene where increase is in his office and one of his lower aids runs in and they look and there is a computerized board that tracked the president's movement and said in a lot to gw hospital. this guy is really modest. he saved in that time period back to the hotel, in the 30 seconds and the 50 seconds that took place from the shooting, he pulled out his gun and shot six shots and 1.67 seconds. he takes out jim brady and tom delahunt the way is clear, he shoved him behind the car, the third shot goes on and the next to him, it hit the bulletproof window and the sixth cracks across the driveway. no one knows for the sixth shot and. only later we learned went through the door. he had an effective range of 20 to 30 feet. at a stationary target speed and as a preemptive but for tens of a second, and if he doesn't think the call to go to the hospital we leader learned how dire the situation really would have been. getting that out of him took a lot. [laughter] >> by the way, when it happen
eds russian, the top advisers that ran things work and dever, mike and jim baker and there is a great scene where increase is in his office and one of his lower aids runs in and they look and there is a computerized board that tracked the president's movement and said in a lot to gw hospital. this guy is really modest. he saved in that time period back to the hotel, in the 30 seconds and the 50 seconds that took place from the shooting, he pulled out his gun and shot six shots and 1.67 seconds....
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mike marusarz is on the case. >> reporter: famed cake-baker fiona cairns will mold the masterpiece in this cozy cake shop 110 miles north of london. >> it's multitiered. it doesn't have color on it. it's cream and white. it's a traditional cake, but it is also modern with a vintage element. all the tiers will be -- have something different on them. >> reporter: 16 different blooms and types of foliage all with special meanings. a bridal rose symbolizing strength and endurance. a lily for sweetness and humility. ivy leaves symbolizing marriage. kate middleton herself met with the designer who has baked cakes for stars like beatle paul mccartney. >> it was a very relaxed meeting. she is lovely. she has quite a few ideas. >> reporter: as for prince william, he gets his own chocolate biscuit cake created by royal family favorite mcvities. the recipe includes dark chocolate broken up tea biscuits and, well, some special ingredients. >> unfortunately, it's the palace's recipe and they've sworn me to secrecy. and, unfortunately, i can't tell you. >> reporter: for "good morning america," mike
mike marusarz is on the case. >> reporter: famed cake-baker fiona cairns will mold the masterpiece in this cozy cake shop 110 miles north of london. >> it's multitiered. it doesn't have color on it. it's cream and white. it's a traditional cake, but it is also modern with a vintage element. all the tiers will be -- have something different on them. >> reporter: 16 different blooms and types of foliage all with special meanings. a bridal rose symbolizing strength and endurance....
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i salute him for his dedicated service and i want to salute judges mike mim, harold baker and richard mills who helped out in the district despite personal challenges, family and health challenges, they stepped in even though they are on senior status to make sure that the district is served. i'm pleased today that help is on the way to the central district of illinois. and i want to thank my colleague, senator mark kirk, who has joined me in presenting these nominees to the senate. first, i want to mention is a friend of mine for many years, sue myerscough. she has been prominent on the legal landscape of springfield for many years. she has 23 years of judicial district. serves on the illinois fourth district appellate court. she has been nominated to fill the vacancy of judge gene scott. justice myerscough is a springfield native. she earned her bachelor's and law degree from southern illinois university. she began her legal career as a law clerk for harold baker and following her clerkship she worked for six years in private practice. judge myerscough was appointed as an associate
i salute him for his dedicated service and i want to salute judges mike mim, harold baker and richard mills who helped out in the district despite personal challenges, family and health challenges, they stepped in even though they are on senior status to make sure that the district is served. i'm pleased today that help is on the way to the central district of illinois. and i want to thank my colleague, senator mark kirk, who has joined me in presenting these nominees to the senate. first, i...